Bancroftian filariasis among the Mbembe people of Cross River state, Nigeria
Background & objective: Bancroftian filariasis is a major public health and socioeconomic problemsin the humid tropical and subtropical regions of the world. A study was undertaken to investigatethe status of the disease in some rural communities of Cross River State, Nigeria, with a view toenri...
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doaj-dff7c7a444d5408cae31f8e3c9e3f8962020-11-24T22:10:52ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Vector Borne Diseases0972-90622010-06-014729196Bancroftian filariasis among the Mbembe people of Cross River state, NigeriaO.E. OkonC.I. IbohK.N. OparaBackground & objective: Bancroftian filariasis is a major public health and socioeconomic problemsin the humid tropical and subtropical regions of the world. A study was undertaken to investigatethe status of the disease in some rural communities of Cross River State, Nigeria, with a view toenriching the epidemiological baseline data of the disease in Nigeria.Methods: A total of 897 Mbembe people living in six major villages of Obubra Local GovernmentArea of Cross River State, Nigeria were examined between December 2008 and June 2009 forlymphatic filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti.Results: Out of the 897 persons examined, 139 (15.5%) were positive for microfilariae in theirblood smear. Infection varied significantly among villages (p <0.05) but was not sex-specific(p >0.05). The overall mean microfilarial density among the total population was 9.9 mf/50 μl.The occurrence of microfilaria in the peripheral blood of the infected persons was neither age norsex specific (p >0.05). The most important clinical manifestations were hydrocele (9.7%) andlymphoedema (2.3%). Overall disease prevalence was (6.8%).Conclusion: Government effort on the Community Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI)project should be complimented with albendazole distribution to the endemic communities.Environmental sanitation should also be intensified to eliminate the breeding sites of the mosquitovectors.http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/472091.pdfLymphatic filariasisMbembe peoplemicrofilaria prevalencesouth-eastern NigeriaWuchereria bancrofti |
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O.E. Okon C.I. Iboh K.N. Opara Bancroftian filariasis among the Mbembe people of Cross River state, Nigeria Journal of Vector Borne Diseases Lymphatic filariasis Mbembe people microfilaria prevalence south-eastern Nigeria Wuchereria bancrofti |
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O.E. Okon C.I. Iboh K.N. Opara |
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Bancroftian filariasis among the Mbembe people of Cross River state, Nigeria |
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Bancroftian filariasis among the Mbembe people of Cross River state, Nigeria |
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Bancroftian filariasis among the Mbembe people of Cross River state, Nigeria |
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Bancroftian filariasis among the Mbembe people of Cross River state, Nigeria |
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Bancroftian filariasis among the Mbembe people of Cross River state, Nigeria |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Journal of Vector Borne Diseases |
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Background & objective: Bancroftian filariasis is a major public health and socioeconomic problemsin the humid tropical and subtropical regions of the world. A study was undertaken to investigatethe status of the disease in some rural communities of Cross River State, Nigeria, with a view toenriching the epidemiological baseline data of the disease in Nigeria.Methods: A total of 897 Mbembe people living in six major villages of Obubra Local GovernmentArea of Cross River State, Nigeria were examined between December 2008 and June 2009 forlymphatic filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti.Results: Out of the 897 persons examined, 139 (15.5%) were positive for microfilariae in theirblood smear. Infection varied significantly among villages (p <0.05) but was not sex-specific(p >0.05). The overall mean microfilarial density among the total population was 9.9 mf/50 μl.The occurrence of microfilaria in the peripheral blood of the infected persons was neither age norsex specific (p >0.05). The most important clinical manifestations were hydrocele (9.7%) andlymphoedema (2.3%). Overall disease prevalence was (6.8%).Conclusion: Government effort on the Community Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI)project should be complimented with albendazole distribution to the endemic communities.Environmental sanitation should also be intensified to eliminate the breeding sites of the mosquitovectors. |
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Lymphatic filariasis Mbembe people microfilaria prevalence south-eastern Nigeria Wuchereria bancrofti |
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